The Ultimate Cal-Look Garage

[Rick Meredith]

Let's play with any idea... the Ultimate Cal-Look Garage. What cars would be in your garage? Here are the rules.

1. Money is no object.
2. No minimum 5 Maximum.
3. Cars can be real or imaginary. Real cars don't have to still be in existence.
4. The larger Cal-Look spectrum is included i.e. they don't have to be traditional Cal-Look. Resto-Cal, pre-Cal, gasser looks, etc. are welcome.
5. Void where prohibited
6. Your mileage may vary.
7. Don't whiz on the electric fence.

Damn... I must be hanging out with Jim too much... this sounds like one of his topics.

I'll let you guys play with this for a while before I give you my Ultimate Cal-Look Garage... plus I have an Angels game to go to!

[Russell]

easy

1) Keith Goss Chop
2) Dave Rhoads Green Car
3) Dean Kirtsens Blue 67
4) Arts Green car
5) Gregs 63
6) Arines 67

As i said easyish

However if it was a modern list it would be

1) Gates of Heaven
2) Fabs Car
3) Red 67 with sunroof from German club, i thinks hes in DFL but im sure Fabs can post pic of car
4) Beige Car that was in volksworlds recently with eyebrow decklid and also won at EBI, again Fabs help
5) Black car from the Irish Guy in JG54, its superb, right hard.

And if its a Gasser Lists

1) Tar babe
2) Lighting Bug
3) Wonder Bug
4) Anderson bros car
5) Lee leightons red 55

Note: I have ommited all the inch pincher cars as they are the Holy Grail and dont derserve to on any list IMHO

And too the many many cars i have have overlooked, sorry you should all be on the must have list just for keeping the faith.

[IP359]

From Belgium.... 
Kurt van Perre's cal look ragtop '67 , a very rare and nice car.
Enjoy !

[SlingShot]

Inch Pincher
DDS Gasser
Aronsons 63
John Lazenbys "Butternut"
Bergs Black 67

[speedwell]

1) Gates of Heaven
2) Fabs Car
3) Red 67 with sunroof from German club, i thinks hes in DFL but im sure Fabs can post pic of car
4) Beige Car that was in volksworlds recently with eyebrow decklid and also won at EBI, again Fabs help
5) Black car from the Irish Guy in JG54, its superb, right hard.

waouww thx to have chosen my car russ
the beige one (gobi) , is fred twins from DAS , and like franck said the 67 is from kurt flat4liner club

[Russell]

Thanks Guys, yes i love kurts car it is superb, and Gobi's.

Thanks

[Donny B.]

Wow, that was great to see Kurt's car.  I sent him some stuff a while back and had no idea how cool his car is!  Thanks!

[Zach Gomulka]

I love to admire them, but I really dont want a car someone else built. I like to make cars "mine", and I wouldnt have the heart to modify, say the Aronson car. I just want my cars to be "finished"

The GTV, with 5 speed and 88x82 motor, and, and, and...
My '67, kind of a street gasser if you will
I would take the Slingle Cab away from Slinger in a heartbeat
I'd love to finish Slinger's '60 ragtop choptop gasser
Wouldnt mind building up that old cabriolet of Slinger's too

[Jason Foster]

   HMMMM....
  1. Frenchys coral car with plaid interior
  2. Sarge's 67
  3. Don Metz vert
  4. The new green father son car from bug-in
  5. Doris... my '65

[Sam K]

Here's my list:

1.) My '67
2.) Mike Smith's white '67
3.) An all original '67 EMPI GTV mark IV
4.) The Aronson/Holmes 63 bug, fully restored like it was in '76
5.) Turbo Bob's bug

Now all I need to do is hit the powerball!

[Rick Meredith]

easy

1) Keith Goss Chop
2) Dave Rhoads Green Car
3) Dean Kirtsens Blue 67
4) Arts Green car
5) Gregs 63
6) Arines 67

As i said easyish

However if it was a modern list it would be

1) Gates of Heaven
2) Fabs Car
3) Red 67 with sunroof from German club, i thinks hes in DFL but im sure Fabs can post pic of car
4) Beige Car that was in volksworlds recently with eyebrow decklid and also won at EBI, again Fabs help
5) Black car from the Irish Guy in JG54, its superb, right hard.

And if its a Gasser Lists

1) Tar babe
2) Lighting Bug
3) Wonder Bug
4) Anderson bros car
5) Lee leightons red 55

Note: I have ommited all the inch pincher cars as they are the Holy Grail and dont derserve to on any list IMHO

And too the many many cars i have have overlooked, sorry you should all be on the must have list just for keeping the faith.

Somehow I knew that Russell wouldn't be able to keep it at 5! 

His present Garage shows that! 

[Rick Meredith]

Ok... My List;

1. My '67 completed, repainted.
2. '69 Ghia Convert, white. blade bumpers with no overriders or bars, then welded and filled. Polished and Detailed Alloys. Beige interoir and top.
3. Oval or Split Window Ragtop Sunroof, Gray like Fabs, on a '67 pan with 205x5 discs all around, red interior but a black roof. Running Orginal EMPI Sprint Stars like on John Rayburns car... same sizes and offsets but chromed with backgrounds. Nerf Bars, de-chromed, lucas lighs.

Next 2 come from the Historical Files;

4. Geno Combs Buggy
5. Either Inch Pincher Too or Mike Martinez's ChopTop

[Fastbrit]

Too many to list!

1. Aronson/Holmes raag-top
2. Keith Goss chop-top
3. Tar Babe
4. Deano's new '67 (if it ever gets done... ha ha!)
5. 'Bluey', my '65

[low oval]

my ult. 5 would be:
my 56 rag completed (june 09)
64 or 5 notch w/sunroof on 2L alloys
any spit (2 litre and lowered) w/centerlines
66 microbus from this months hot vws
low light ghia vert w/brms

[LuftsickTero]

Not a 100% Cal Look list but;
1) Resto Cal Split 'Vert with Fuchs
2) Cal Look Split, Bordeaux Red, detailed Fuchs or Gas Burners, stroker engine, "Renn Käfer-like"
3) Low Light KG, silver (like Pip's) or two-tone red/black, lowered all around, Fuchs, stroker + Berg 5
4) 356 Pre-A or 356 A, original EMPI 5-spokes, slightly lowered stance, 912 engine with big bore kit etc
5) ?

[Rennsurfer]

7. Don't whiz on the electric fence.

Beings that Ren & Stimpy is my all-time favorite cartoon... I'm in!

1. My orange '66 sedan but with natural finish alloys.
2. My blue '67 sedan as is but with my 1915cc engine.
3. Metz's beige vert but with the old natural alloys, not the black ones.
4. Ted D.'s '69 sedan but with natural alloys.
5. Kevan Wood's beige Karmann Ghia vert but with natural alloys.

[IP359]

My garage of dreams is here....
Enjoy !

[IP359]

And the last but not the least : Der Express for his history...

[Frank LUX]

Here is my Fab five in no particular Order...

1. Aronson / Holmes '63
2. Art Gutierrez STDRGN '67
3. Danny Gabbard's Black Ghia
4. Keith Goss Top Shop
5. My Own Car, No reason it not beeing in My Dream Cal-look Garage!!!

Frank

[j-f]

quite simple;

Benard Newburry Dark Lord Blue Oval.



Fred twins Gobi Beige

The Diamond Green Oval of Aaron from So cal speed shop.


Pink Panther.

[javabug]

...natural finish alloys...
...old natural alloys...
...but with natural alloys...
...natural alloys.

The new anti-"chromed earlies" internet buzz word is here.   

[benssp]

1. My Pseudo '67
2. Dave Rhoads green bug
3. Bill Schwimmers Rag
4. Danny Gabbard's Ghia
5. Bernies Oval

Gassers/racers

1. Travis's Inch Pincher
2. Bernie's Stitch Up
3. Tar Babe
4. Bad Company
5. The Bergs '67

[nicolas]

really hard to make a list...

1. dave rhoads' 64
2. art's 67
3. hector bonilla's 67
4. heith goss/ heith seume/ russel ritchie chop top  or a similar looking car from that era.
5. a fastback. simillar to mine but finished the way it should/ could be. engine, trans, bodywork... just a dream.

[ESH]

(The Purple) Deano Dyno Soar
Lightning Bug Again
Sonic Muffin
Shawn Geers DRKC Bug
My '63

I actually split my garage with my girlfriend so her half would probably include THE Green Car, ST DRAGN and her car and given it'd be a shame to waste the two remaining parking spots I'd put the Dave Perkins car in there along with The Quaife Car.

And all that said we'd already be planning an extension.

[deano]

The idea of having the Ultimate Cal Look garage, is really what this all means to you. I think if you ask the "old Farts" their garages at that time were in a corner of the parent's deal, and space was a major issue! Room for one car, and perhaps a small work bench in the back... And that's how most of the early cars were built...  in the driveway.

To me, building a car was always limited to cash on hand, time to work on it, and getting the right parts. In a "perfect" Cal Look world, you would have the year of VW that you want, ultra low mileage of course, no rust isues, no former crash damage... mint, original, still on warranty condition! Then, time and money would have to be on your side. And, you knew where to get the parts. Once you got your OMG Bug of your desires, 1967 of course.... then it was just a matter of tearing into it, and getting started.... the right way! You would got over to Dee Berg and hand her a blank check for those NOS BRMs she has been storing for decades, then off to the various collectors and grab your selected Empi parts. You would be a Don Crane wantabe, but with the knowledge of today, you would be able to do it right the first time.

Would I want my old '67 back? Not sure. But I certainly would do things differently today. As cool as that car was, it had numerous problems as all hot rod cars usually do (horrible ride with Select-A-Drop, leaky heads, loose valve guides, crumy stereo). The problem I see is, with today's parts (5-speed, gearing, cranks, head work, etc), going back in time to 1972 would be tough, with only the time period parts. Or would  it? A lot of this overall question is a state of mind. Are you living the dream, and who's... your's or their's?

[Christoph]

hard decision

1. early flemming oval with et´s and white muffler
2. bordeux red (ragtop) split with gasburners, no bumpers, nosedown, ida engine, dual quiet, original interior with nice racing seats in original cloth
3. pastell green crouch cooler split with little patina, sprintstars, like the one from gezuvor
4. sephia brown ´67 from dirk/dfl
5. 356 irish green, american racing porsche 5x130, slightly lowerd

[Tim C]

Current "5"

- Ivan's 67
- Lanny's 67
- Alex Taylor's 67
- Bill Schwimmer's 59
- The "Fontana Flossie"

[empicolector]

1 empi drag bug JOUSTER
2 INEED BUG 2 ( with the fake deco of inch pincher2)
3 the empi DRAGSTAR owned by MR Komori
4 the empi SALE team bug
5 joe vittone's GTV

[Jon]

1. A car looking like the Super Dumper
2. A car looking like Brintons US 67
3. A cal look 72 Puma
4. Vegards survivor Ghia
5. My Timebandit... done!

[Rocket Ron]

1   My 67 look alike ( with bigger engine / more power)
2   Greg Brintons 67
3   Benetton bug front cover on of an early volksworld ( just very different)



4   The yellow French cal-looker I saw smoke the tyres at bug jam 89( It was the first time I ever saw a street bug doing full on burn out sorry no photos ) 
5   My brothers 59 panel (sentimental reasons as I don’t like splits that much)